PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Dec 6 (GE, HSBA)

Dec 6 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the
business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified
these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

The Times

- Finance Minister Philip Hammond has been banned from using
a fleet of RAF jets and helicopters until the Treasury settles a
bill with the Ministry of Defence, the Times has learnt. http://bit.ly/2jinsct

The Guardian

- Ministers have vowed to overhaul Britain's fight against
extremism after a report revealed chances to thwart the
Manchester attack were missed and the leader of the London
Bridge assault struck while under investigation by MI5 as a
threat to national security. http://bit.ly/2AylFas

- The European Union has named 17 countries in its first
ever tax haven blacklist and put a further 47 on notice. http://bit.ly/2AVdV4O

The Telegraph

- Theresa May is facing a Cabinet revolt after pro-Brexit
leaders led by Boris Johnson and Michael Gove expressed "genuine
fear" the Prime Minister is trying to force through a soft
Brexit. http://bit.ly/2ip1T8Z

- As many as 670 British jobs are at risk after U.S.
conglomerate General Electric Co said it had submitted a
proposal to employee representatives following a review into its
power division. http://bit.ly/2jgU0U4

Sky News

- A plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May has been
foiled, Sky sources have confirmed. http://bit.ly/2iXubM0

- Douglas Flint, the former chairman of HSBC Holdings Plc
, will be unveiled on Wednesday as a member of fintech
investor Motive Partners' global advisory council. http://bit.ly/2zSfjBF